CHriStMAs,cHrIStmAS,ChRistMaS!!!!!

We had such a wonderful holiday this year!!!

We were so blessed to be able to spend so

much time with family and do so many

fun things!!!! We went to see the "Zoo Lights" with Grandma

and Grandpa Candrian!!!

It was so fun, but I don't recomend it when
it is 15 degrees outside!!! We FROZE!!!!

Christmas Eve we did are traditional party and

Grandpa and Grandma Candrian's house!!!

We always have so much fun, and the kids love it!!!

Grandpa cutting the Ham!!!

Kent, Amber and Tamara!!!

The kids are all lining up for the cookies exchange!!!!

Acting out the Nativity!!! Ellie was the Angel!!!

We aren't sure what Gage was doing, but he was dancing

all over and gave us a good laugh!!!!

Marlie reading "Twas the night before Christmas" poem!!!

They all got there new PJ's and put the cookies out for Santa!!!

If I could just put this out for Ellie every year she would be so happy!!!

Grandma and Grandpa came over to watch them open presents!!! It was

a crazy morning, but so fun!!!

Wrapping paper was flying everywhere!!!!

And through all the craziness Gage just wanted his milk!!!!

It was so fun!!!!!

Happy Birthday Jaiden!!!

Happy Birthday Jaiden!!! We love you so much!!!! It has been so crazy today, I haven't had a chance to sit down and

get this on my blog!!! She has loved having her birthday so

close to Christmas because she knows she gets double the

presents!!! Thank you to everyone who has made it

special for her and helping it not get overlooked

by the holidays:)!!!!

Christmas Fun!!

We had "Breakfast with Santa" at the church this

past saturday, and the kids loved it!!!
Marlie got to play Mary, she loved that she got
to sit on the horse!! Jaiden played one the Many Angels!!!

They all did such a good job, it was so cute!!

Then Santa came and they all sat on his lap to tell

him what they wanted.

This is the first year we haven't had to tell Santa to hold
her tight for a picture, because she was screaming and

tryindg to get off his lap!!! We told her that Santa

wouldn't bring her what she wanted if she didn't ask him!!

She did great and loved it:)

Gage just loved it:) No screaming or anything

just smiled perfect for the camera!!!

I Need Your Address!!

I am sending out my christmas cards and if you want one and don't think I have your address (all my cousins) please send it to me! If you don't want to leave it in the comments, email it to me at jillctaylor21@yahoo.com Thank you very much!!!!

Usborne Book Show

I am having an Usborne Book Show at my home on

Wednesday November 18, 2009

@ 7:00 p.m.

If you haven't seen these books, they are so cute and of the best

quality. I have an online show going right now for those of you that

would like to come but either can't or don't live close by. The

website is ubah.com/k0567 then click on my name and look

around!! You can order them online and they are shipped right

to your house!!! I am not doing this show so I can get free books,

(although free books are nice:))

I am doing this because I love these books and so do my kids so therefore

I want all of you to love them to:)

Christmas is coming and they would make great gifts!!!
I also have a few catalogs right now if anyone would like to

see those. If you have any questions just let me know!!

Hope to see a lot of you there:)

Halloween Fun!!!!

So this is all our fun Halloween activities that we had over the past week!!!

The traditional carving of the pumpkins...somehow every year we start out with the kids help and without fail about half way through its just James and I finishing them!!!! O well its still fun:)
Our little Witch!!

Our little bit bigger witch!!!!

Marlie the Hippie...Flower Power Hippie!!

Jaiden with her Friend Emily at school!

Marlie and her Friends at school!!!

All the trick-r-treating crew...our kids and our friends the Warner's kids!!

Ready to Go!!!

Gage didn't make it very far before he just wanted to eat the candy in his pumpkin, so I took him home!!!

Jaiden and Maria

Our cute Pumpkins!!!

Right when he got in the house he sat down and opened a bag of M & M's and didn't move until they were all gone!!!

The Loot!!!!

We Had so much Fun!!!!!

Now According to the stores we are skipping Thanksgiving and jumping head first into Christmas!!!

"ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!!!!"

So I am asking the question...why do things always fall off the wall...crash to the floor...shatter...with the loudest bang IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT?????

James and I have had quit the adventure with this, when we lived in our town house this was

very common, but are nerves were never settled from it...we woke one night to hearing the loudest crash in our bathroom (the first thing I yelled of course was) GET YOUR GUN!!!!

James obviously wasn't as scared as me so he went to check it out and it was the stupid shampoo/soap dispenser (that was there when we moved in) that was attached to the side of the shower wall that had fallen into the bathtub...gggrrrr I was so mad!!!! Another night while James was working the graveyard shift I heard a huge loud crash downstairs (side note...whenever James is at work at night I sleep with the phone under my pillow) I immediatly grabbed the phone and without even thinking I dialed 911...realizing what I had done I hung up!!! STUPID thing to do, being the wife of a police officer I know that you never hang up once you have dialed 911!!! So I called James frantic, because I still don't know what is going on down stairs, he stays on the phone with me while I hesitantly go and check it out. Yet again another freak of nature thing...the coat rack had fallen over slamming into the wall on its way down!! So the other line rings and I saw that it was 911, James said they are going to want to come to the house and walk through it to make sure everything is okay...so I answered it and told them what had happened and they still insisted on sending an officer over...James called them and explained again what had happened and that his wife is a little paranoid, so they didn't come!!! By this time I am starting to think that our house is Haunted!!! (sorry this is turning into a really long post) A few months before we moved out yet again in the middle of the night (james was home this time) a loud crash with shattering glass!!! Again I yell GET YOUR GUN!!!!! I think he got it that time!! He goes running down the stairs and I slowly followed...he searched everywhere and couldn't find anything, so I came down and we looked everywhere again. I opened the bathroom door only to find the bathroom mirror had fallen off the wall and shattered everywhere, it broke the toilet seat and cracked the counter and dented the floor!!! Thank heavens know one was in there!! How does that happen...it even ripped off drywall!!!! I really think the house is haunted now!!!! So we moved:) LOL No not because the house was haunted!!!! Last week in the middle of the night a birdhouse fell off a shelf in the laundry room...it was flat and on the back of the shelf!!!!! Hello how does that happen!!! Anyway this brings me to why I am posting this today....James was working last night and yet again another crash...No I didn't call 911...I went a searched in Gage's room (because thats where the sound came from) and a perfectly standing picture and piggy bank fell off his dresser!!!! What is going on...All I can say is that if we do have ghosts living with us, they sure are clumsy!!!! They could atleast make things crash during the day and not "ALWAYS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT!!!!!"

Which Way to the Witches!!

This week we went and saw the "Witches" at Gardner Village!!! It is so fun for the kids, they love it. If you go on there website you can print off a little witch hunt, you have to go around and find all the different witches and when your done you get to go into the yummy bakery and get a cookie for .25 cents!!! It is such a fun place during the holidays!!!! Isn't that just the cutest picture!!!

That is the best smile of Gage I think we have ever had on camera!!!

Notice the tears on Miss Ellie...we had to bribe her to be in the picture!!!

She wanted nothing to do with anymore pictures!!!

Eating our yummy cookies and having hot chocolate...it was so cold!!!

BBBRRRRRRR!!!!!!!

Marlie's Halloween Party!!!

We had Marlie's birthday party today...we had it be a halloween costume party!!! It was so fun with lots of yummy food and treats and great kids!!!

We made witch hands with candy and popcorn!!!

I am sure you will agree this costume fits me well:)

Gage got to hot in his costume so that is why he has no clothes on, but James thought he would help him out with a little facial hair!!!! We aren't really sure what James was dressed up as!!!

All the kids at the party!! We had so much fun!

We had Yummy food!!!

I made these Mummy Hotdogs!!! ( I just wrapped hot dogs in pizza dough and baked them for about 20 min at 350degrees) They were so yummy!!!

Best of all we had a fortune teller come to the party!!! The kids loved it and now they all think they are going to have great wealth in there future!!! (thanks to Jodi for playing a great part:))

It was a great party, but a lot of work!!! I think we will go somewhere for are next party!!! Then I (we) don't have to clean up!!!